Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-30
State 11epS.

Rutland hOrsemen propose to lay out
mile track on the fair grounds there.
The freshman class at the university
of Vermont, Burlington, numbers about
80
A general term of the supreme court
has been ordered to be held at Montpelier
Tuesday, Oct %.
The annual meeting of the grand lodge
of Good Templars of Vermont will be
held October II and ID, probably at West
Randolph.
The new Roman Catholic parsonage at
BrattleborO was somewhat damaged Sun
day night by fire which started from an
open CRATE.
Potatoes in the vicinity of Brattleboro
have advanced from eighty-five cents to
one dollar per bushel in consequence of
the poor yield.
James E. Pollard's house and store at
Chester were entered by burglars Friday
night. They took SIS and gold watch
and chain from the sleeping-room and
about 500 from the store safe.
John Miner was arrested at Swanton
Saturday for bigamy. He escaped from
Saratoga officers two years ago and was
just discovered. He was taken back Mon
day morning on requisition papers from
Gov. Hill.
The State railroad commission find that
Marshall Boer, who was run over and
killed by an engine and saloon car on the
st. JOhnsbury and Lake Champlain road
Sept 4, was killed while a trespasser upon
the railroad and while in helpless state
of intoXication.
George L. Sevey of Rutland has just
perfected the little working engine of
marble on which he has been engaged in
leisure hours for four years past. The
engine is complete working model, built
of 36 different kinds of marble, and runs
smoothly and quietly by means of COM
pressed air.
The grand jury of Chittenden county
have found these indictments: Against
Jennie Saxton, two bills for forgery 4;
Fred Pinney of Colchester, for forgery ;
Philomene Lamoine, for keeping house
of i'll fame; Alice Watson, for keeping a
house of i'll fame; Eli Oban, George
Oban, Mary Bellville and Solona Switzer,
for adultery.
Frank w. Stowe of New York, general
agent of the Mutual reserve fund life asso-
citation, has been indicted by the Windham
county grand jury for soliciting insurance
| Tor the Guaranty mutual accluenl assOcla-
ton assessment company located in New
York. This is the first prosecution for
many years, but offenders are likely to be
followed up hereafter.
One of the four sections of the new
iron railroad bridge at Hartford, the
scene of the great disaster in February,
was moved into position Sunday. The
other three are nearly completed and two,
if not all of them, will be placed next
Sunday. 1t is lattice deck bridge, all
wrought iron, and was built at St. Adams
by the Vermont construction company
Calvin Barnes, a Waterbury farmer
has been indicted by the grand jury fol
burning his buildings last year to get
$1,000 insurance, paid by the Royal Lon
don company. Barnes has lately been
Jealous of his wife and O'Brien, hired
man, and Barnes and his wife have both
sued for divorce. O'Brien has turned
States evidence and says Barnes hired
him to burn the buildings.
Many citizens are expressing the opin'
ion, which observation and the court
records prove, that there has been more
drunkenness visible on the streets than
during any three months previous in the
past five years. 1t cannot all or largely
be attributed to the State fair, either. The
ity is overlooking with rum, and toe